Fiscal Year 2025 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DHS-25-DAD-024-00-99
- Agency
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
- Applications due
- Award size
- $117,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Food and Nutrition
- Housing
- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- FEMA GO Help Desk femago@fema.dhs.gov (877) 585-3242
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking applications for the Fiscal Year 2025 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program, with the primary objective of supplementing emergency food and shelter services across local jurisdictions in the United States. The program aims to support approximately 10,000 to 12,000 public and nonprofit Local Recipient Organizations (LROs) that provide critical assistance to individuals experiencing economic hardship. The sole eligible applicant is the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board, which comprises representatives from six national nonprofit organizations, including the American Red Cross and United Way Worldwide. Evaluation will focus on the ability to distribute funds effectively to local organizations that can provide emergency shelter, food, and supportive services, with a particular emphasis on assisting homeless individuals, including those with mental and physical disabilities. The application period is open from August 1, 2025, to August 15, 2025, with submissions to be made through the FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO) system.
The total funding allocation for this grant opportunity is $117,000,000, with an anticipated award date no later than September 15, 2025. The period of performance will run from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2027, providing a two-year window for implementing emergency assistance programs. Funds will be disbursed directly to Local Recipient Organizations through Local Boards and State Set-Aside Committees, with the National Board determining funding allocations and priorities. The program will support activities such as providing shelter, food, supportive services, and minimal rehabilitation of existing shelter or feeding facilities across various local jurisdictions throughout the United States and its territories.
Synopsis
The Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) was established to supplement the work of local social service organizations within the United States, both public and nonprofit, to help people in need of emergency assistance. The program serves more than 2,500 local jurisdictions that convene Local Boards, helping to fund approximately 10,000 to 12,000 public and nonprofit Local Recipient Organizations (LRO).
By statute, the EFSP is governed by a National Board that sets the program's policies and procedures and determines the funding allocations to local communities across the country as well as eligible uses of the funds. FEMA chairs the National Board, with membership that includes individuals nominated by six national nonprofit organizations named in the statute: American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, The Jewish Federations of North America, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, The Salvation Army, and United Way Worldwide.
The National Board is the sole eligible recipient of federal funds for EFSP. The program is administered at the community level by Local Boards and State Set-Aside Committees (SSA) with membership largely mirroring the National Board and a local government representative (Local Boards) or the Governor (SSA) instead of FEMA. Local Boards and SSAs determine which LROs within their jurisdictions are to be awarded funds and the National Board disburses the funds directly to the LROs.
Applicants can submit applications for this funding opportunity through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO). Access the system at https://go.fema.gov/.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 EFSP NOFO 8.1.25.pdf | ||
| Fiscal Year 2025 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program_508.pdf |
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